An unidentified man in his forties was found dead on the railway track between Kulem and Kalem in the wee hours of Thursday.
According to information from the Deputy Station Master, Vasco, a man was reported lying on the tracks at 1.20 am. A police team rushed to the spot and found the body of an unknown male person lying on the railway line.
Police conducted a scene of occurrence panchanama and inquest over the body at the site. The body has been preserved at South Goa District Hospital, Margao, for medico-legal formalities and identification.
Vasco Railway Police have registered a case of unnatural death under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Efforts are underway to ascertain the identity of the deceased and determine the exact cause of death.
Further inquiry is being carried out by PSI Krishna Talpi of Vasco Railway Police Station under the supervision of PI Amarnath Passi and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.